What attribute of the dominant class explains why disadvantaged people are the primary victims of pollution?
A) People with power live closer to the cleaner sources of pollution.
B) Poor people choose to live in polluted,urban working-class neighbourhoods.
C) Dominant-class members can afford home-based pollution control devices.
D) Wealthy people have the political clout to keep polluters away from their homes.

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Wealthy people have the political power and financial resources to influence decision-making processes and prevent polluting industries from locating near their homes. As a result, these industries often locate in low-income areas, where the residents have less political and economic power to oppose them. This leads to disproportionate exposure to pollution and its health effects for disadvantaged communities.

What Attribute of the Dominant Class Explains Why Disadvantaged People